Insights Listing
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12 FEB 2014Severe Weather in January Put a Dent in Consumer Spending GrowthSevere winter weather in January battered the Midwest and eastern half of the country and hindered consumers’ ability to shop and visit stores. With that said, dollar volume growth slowed to 2.5% in January from December’s 3.4% growth.
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10 FEB 2014Issues and Challenges of Electronic Payments in Emerging Markets
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05 FEB 2014Milennials Key to Continued Debit Spending Growth
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03 FEB 2014Credit Card Issuers Face Challenges Amid Opposing Consumer Trends
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30 JAN 2014Global Mobility and Remittance
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29 JAN 2014Five Key Trends Driving Gift Card Success
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17 JAN 2014Macro Drivers for Electronic Payments
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16 JAN 2014Electronic Commerce is Accelerating
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16 JAN 2014First Data Signs Merchant Agreement in Brazil
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16 JAN 2014Non-Cash Payments Are GrowingDriven by both economic and behavioral changes, non-cash payments continue to grow quickly both globally and regionally. Underlying an ongoing global shift toward non-cash payments, First Data believes that the relative popularity and growth of different types of payments reflect the nuances of individual markets.
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14 JAN 2014Shoppers Step Up Retail Spending in DecemberWith no time to procrastinate due to the shortened holiday shopping season, shoppers stepped out in full force last month boosting dollar volume growth to a healthy 6.1%.
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13 JAN 2014Half the Planet is UnbankedAs hard as it is to imagine, 50 percent of adults worldwide are considered “unbanked” – meaning they do not have a formal banking relationship.